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Soft red fruits, herbs and cedar come through easily on the round, juicy, spice-nuanced, red berry nose and palate. Fresh and savory, give it just a few years of age and it will be showing even better. 89-91 Pts

Medium/full-bodied, soft, round, polished red fruits, spice and herbs are easy to find on the nose and palate. The freshness, elegant styling and sweetness in the fruits is really strong here in this vintage. 90-92 Pts

Flowers, red fruits, licorice, smoke and tobacco notes create the core of the wine. On the palate, here you find layers of ripe, sweet, lush, juicy, red fruits with freshness, herbs and an energetic, lifted, fruit-filled finish. Charmail remains one of the most popular Haut Medoc wines for price and quality. 91 Points

Opaque in color, the wine is powerful, concentrated, lush and juicy. There is some noticeable oak, but there is so much fruit, the oak should integrate into the wine by the time it is bottled. The wine is made from blending 39% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc and 11% Petit Verdot. Charmail remains one of the most popular Haut Medoc wines for price and quality. 90-92 Pts

With soft, crisp, textures, the wine opens with ripe, chewy, black raspberries, red plums and spice. Already accessible with a bright, fresh, finish. Give it a few years and it will be quite tasty. The wine is made from blending 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. 91 Points

A jolt of fruit and tannin meet in the right place. You also find a strong mineral sensation, herbs tobacco and cedar in all the right proportions. Give it some time to age before popping a cork. 90 Points

A blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot created a lengthy, fruity, deeply-colored wine, which is fleshy, ripe, dense, long and polished. 92 Points

With ripe, juice, fruit, soft tannins and a finish that delivers with a light, soft, deep red berry touch, give this a few years and it will be even better. 90 Points

A blend of 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 13% Petit Verdot, this medium bodied, crisp wine opens with cocoa, spice and fresh red fruits, bringing you to a peppery character in the finish. 88 - 90 Pts

A blend of 38% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc and 11% Petit Verdot, this wine opens with spicy, ripe scents of pepper, earth and berries. Upon sipping, it has medium body and a crisp finish filled with cocoa and cassis. 87-89 Pts

From a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 9% Petit Verdot, and aging in 30% new French oak, this medium-bodied wine is easy to drink. Dominated by fresh cherries, it ends with a hint of dusty tannins in the finish. Once again, Charmail remains one of the top value wines from the Medoc. 84-86 pts

Floral notes with red berries open to a light and fresh red berry-dominated wine. 87-89 Pts

From 50% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, tobacco, earth and cassis scents and a soft, sweet cherry finish are found in this well-priced Bordeaux value wine. 88-90 Pts

From a blend of 50% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, this has nice fleshy textures, sweet black cherries, licorice, plums and ripe tannin in abundance. This should age for a decade or two with little trouble. This is an outstanding Bordeaux value wine. 90 Points

If you're seeking a Bordeaux value wine from the Left Bank, look no further. Lots of soft, polished, round, dark berries, licorice, coffee bean and earth are easy to find. Forward in style, this already fun to drink, Merlot dominated blend is a charmer. 89 Points

If you're looking for an easy drinking, medium bodied, charmer, you came to the right place. Not a lot of complexity, but there is a nice sensation of forest, tobacco and fresh red fruits, with a hint of thyme going on here. 87 Points

Simple, fading, better on the earthy, tobacco, cedar and sharp red berry nose than on the austere leaning palate. Drink up. 85 Points

This early drinking charming Bordeaux wine offers loads of fresh juicy creme de cassas, licorice, blackberry, black raspberry and earthy aromas. This is soft, round and already accessible. This is a solid Bordeaux value wine. 90 Points

This fully mature Haut Medoc, produced from an assemblage of 50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon offers tobacco, earth, cassis and leafy forest aromas. Medium/full bodied, with soft textures that display the patina of age, the wine ends with a red plum, earth, herb and cranberry finish. There is no reason to hold this wine any longer. Drink up. 89 Points